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A former construction and renovation company owner has been sentenced to six months in prison for transferring and concealing over RM1.3 million from a woman connected to a job offer advertised on Facebook. Judge Hamidah Mohamed Deril handed down the sentence to 43-year-old Azwan Samsudin, who pleaded guilty to transferring RM1,367,530.77 from Helen Tan Boon See, 63, into a bank account under his company, AW Builders & Renovation Sdn Bhd.
The crime took place at a premises in Sentul on April 19. Azwan was charged under Section 424 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine, or both.
In a related case, Azwan and his father-in-law, Muhamad Dzulhasymi Ishak, 48, were also sentenced to six months in prison after admitting to transferring RM146,090 from Saw Teong Soon, 48, into the same company account on January 14. They were charged under the same section of the Penal Code. Judge Hamidah ordered Azwan's sentence to run concurrently from his arrest on June 28, while Muhamad Dzulhasymi's sentence also began on the same date. Deputy public prosecutor Akmalzatul Mohamed Nawi handled the case, while both men were unrepresented.
In a separate case, Judge Azrul Darus sentenced Muhamad Dzulhasymi to another six months in prison for a similar offence involving RM757,850 from Helen Tan on April 24, also at a Sentul premises. His sentence is to begin immediately. Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Amir Haniff Ahijman represented the prosecution.
According to court records, the victim, Helen Tan, encountered a job offer on the Facebook page ‘pulseplacex’. She created an account on a linked website and was tasked with booking hotels, requiring her to top up her account as needed. After successfully completing the first task and receiving a return, she believed the job was legitimate and made several transfers to the accused’s bank account between January and April.
However, Helen was later contacted by ‘pulseplacex’ and told that her money could not be returned due to an ongoing investigation by authorities. They demanded over RM2 million from her to avoid arrest. The accused were eventually apprehended but could not explain the transfers into Azwan’s company bank account.
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